It felt like November instead of August as a wet weather system moved into the region on Monday.

It felt like November instead of August as a wet weather system moved into the region on Monday.

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Updated: 8:18 PM PDT Aug 4, 2014

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WEBVTT AND RIGHT HERE WE HAVE HAD SOME GOOD RAIN. ALMOST .2 OF 1 INCH OF RAIN. THAT IS A GOOD RAIN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LET'S GO TO BLUE CANYON. HERE WE ARE WITH COATS AND HOODIES ON. THIS STORM HAS MADE AN AUGUST DAY LOOK LIKE A DAY IN NOVEMBER. PEOPLE CARRIED UMBRELLAS. NEARBY BUSTER EVER CYNTHIA SAID THIS IS NOT THE WORST OF WHAT SHE HAS SEEN TODAY TRAVELING WEST FROM RENO. THAT WAS A DONNER SUMMIT. IT WAS POURING, IT WAS RAINING REALLY THICK. THERE'S A LOT OF ACCIDENTS UP THERE. RAIN: BLUE CANYON. PEOPLE TOOK NOTE OF EVEN THE TINIEST SPRINKLES. THE SKY OVERCAST AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND 80 DEGREES AFTER DAYS OF TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. WE SPENT TWO DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO TO ESCAPE 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES SO THAT WAS AN NICE THING TO DO AND WE WERE BACK YESTERDAY AND ENJOYING THE COOLER TEMPERATURE. THE WEATHER IS A NICE BREAK FROM THE HEAT AND THAT IS ALL IT IS. JUST MORE COMFORTABLE. AS FAR AS THE DROUGHT IS CONCERNED THIS RAIN WE'RE HAVING EVEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEANS NOTHING. WE WOULD NEED SOMETHING THAT THEY CALL ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THAT WOULD COME TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER ON CALIFORNIA TO BREAK THE DROUGHT. THEY MIGHT HELP PUT OUT THE WILDFIRES ARE BURNING NOW.

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It felt like November instead of August as a wet weather system moved into the region on Monday.